Prior research has demonstrated that behavioral, demographic, and mental health
characteristics are associated with suicide, particularly among youth and young adults …

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for older adolescents and young adults.
Although empirical literature has identified important risk factors of suicidal behavior, it is …

Although suicide ideation, plans, and attempts increase during adolescence, it remains
unclear whether boys' and girls' risk for these outcomes peaks at different ages. We used …

The main objective was to identify distinct patterns of suicidal behaviors over the life course
from adolescence to young adulthood and to determine influences of religiosity and other …

Objectives: This study examined racial/ethnic and gender differences in the antecedents of
adolescent suicide deaths in the United States. Method: Using postmortem data (N= 3,996 …

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth aged 11 to 15, taking over 5,500 lives
from 2003 to 2014. Suicide among this age group is linked to risk factors such as mental …

Rising adolescent suicide rates have prompted scholars and practitioners to identify
predictive strains. Resulting profiles of suicidal adolescents often assume that a single …

PURPOSE: Suicide is the third leading cause of death among older adolescents, and
represents a significant public health problem. Preventing suicidal behavior depends on an …

BackgroundSuicide is a leading cause of mortality in youth, yet the course of suicide
attempts is poorly documented. We explored the vulnerable transition from adolescence to …

A reexamination of ethnicity as a risk factor for adolescent suicidal behavior, focusing on
whether Mexican American youths are at increased risk, was undertaken. Data from a …